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Indian Ocean

1986 Edition · 542 data fields

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Geography

Agriculture

large areas devoted to grazing; 60% of area used for crops is planted in wheat; major products — wool, lamb, beef, wheat, fruits, sugarcane; self-sufficient in food
limited — livestock (including poultry), fish, fruit, and vegetables
main crops — rice, pepper; must import most food
mainly self-sufficient; main crops — grain, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, sheep, hogs, poultry, cheese, sunflower seeds
cash crops — peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, cotton; food crops — sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock; food deficiency
main crops — coffee, rice, corn, sugarcane, plantains, bananas, cotton, tobacco; an illegal producer of coca and cannabis for the international drug trade
food crops — rice, manioc, maize, fruits, vegetables, coconuts, cinnamon, yams; export crops — essential oils for perfumes (mainly ylang-ylang), vanilla, copra, cloves
cash crops — almost entirely sugarcane, small amounts of vanilla and perfume plants; food crops — tropical fruit and vegetables, manioc, bananas, corn, market garden produce, some tea, tobacco, and coffee; food crop inadequate, most food needs imported
main crops — corn, wool, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, citrus fruits; dairy products; self-sufficient in foodstuffs
agriculture accounts for about 25% of GDP; main crops — rice, rubber, tea, coconuts

Aid

donor — ODA and OOF economic aid commitments (1970-83), $6.3 billion
economic commitments — Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF (1970-83), $1.6 billion; US authorized including Ex-Im (FY70-84) $196 million; Communist countries (1970-84), $62 million; OPEC ODA commitments (1974-83), $100 million
economic commitments — Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF (1970-81), $4.0 billion

Airfields

1,052 total, 1,009 usable; 221 with permanent-surface runways, 2 with runways over 3,659 m; 18 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 498 with runways 1,2202,439 m
1 usable with permanent-surface runways over 3,659 m on Diego Garcia
3 total; 3 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways
2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 1, 220-2,439 m
1 usable with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439
634 total, 618 usable; 65 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,660 m; 10 with runways 2,4403,659 m, 96 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 1 with runways 1, 220-2,439 m Reunion (continued) Romania
14 total, 12 usable; 11 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 7 with runways 1, 220-2,439 m

Area

7,686,848 km2; almost as large as the continental US; 58% pasture; 6% arable; 2% forest; 34% other Water
60 km2; one-third the size of Washington, D. C.; 2,300 islands of the Chagos Archipelago, including the coral atolls Diego Garcia (36 km2), Peros Banhos (29 islands), Salomon (11 islands), Eagle, and Egmont Water
135 km2; slightly smaller than Washington, D. C.; mostly tropical rain forest
2,027,087 km2; about the size of Alaska and California combined; consists of an archipelago of more than 13,000 islands, of which about 1,000 are inhabited; 64% forest; 24% inland water, waste, urban, and other; 12% small holding and estate (8.6% cultivated)
2,512 km2; about three times the size of New York City; two-thirds of island extremely rugged, consisting of volcanic mountains; 48,600 hectares (less than one-fifth of the land) under cultivation Water
280 km2; less than two-thirds the size of New York City; 54% arable land, nearly all cultivated; 17% woods and forest; 29% other (mainly reefs and other surfaces unsuited for agriculture); 40 granitic and 50 or more coralline islands Water
1 ,22 1 ,037 km2 (includes excla ve of Wai vis Bay, 1,124 km2; Transkei, 44,000 km2, and Bophuthatswana, 38,000 km2); four-fifths the size of Alaska; 86% desert, waste, or urban; 12% cultivable; 2% forest
65,610 km2; about one-half the size of North Carolina; 44% forest; 31% waste, urban, or other; 25% cultivated Water

Branches

bicameral legislature (Federal Parliament — Senate and House of Representatives); Prime Minister and Cabinet responsible to House; independent judiciary
Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army
Executive Council (cabinet) consists of the governor as chairman, four ministers of the legislature, and an ex officio member who is the attorney general; Legislative Council consists of the Speaker (elected from outside the Council), nine elected members, and an ex officio member who is the attorney general
chief of state is Sultan (advised by appointed Privy Council), who appoints Executive Council and Legislative Council
Royal Brunei Armed Forces, including air wing, navy, and ground forces; British Gurkha Battalion; Royal Brunei Police; Gurkha Reserve Unit
legislative (National Assembly); judiciary, Supreme Court
Bulgarian People's Army, Frontier Troops, Air and Air Defense Forces, Bulgarian Navy
President is an army officer; military council of unknown number; 21-member military and civilian Cabinet; judiciary
Advisory Council advises appointed administrator
President, bicameral legislature (Parliament — Senate, House of Representatives), judiciary
Army of Colombia, Colombian Air Force, National Navy
presidency; 38member legislature (Federal Assembly)
Reunion is administered by a Prefect appointed by the French Minister of Interior, assisted by a Secretary General and an elected 36-man General Council; in 1974 France created an elected 45-member Regional Assembly to coordinate economic and social development policies; in 1981 both the General Council and the Regional Assembly received greater authority for fiscal policy
Presidency; Council of Ministers; Grand National Assembly, under which is Office of Prosecutor General and Supreme Court; Council of State
President, Council of Ministers, People's Assembly
state president is chief of state, head of government, and chairman of cabinet; tricameral legislature — House of Assembly (whites), House of Representatives (coloreds), and House of Delegates (Indians) elected directly by respective racial electorates; judiciary maintains substantial independence of government influence
the 1978 constitution established a strong presidential form of government under J. R. Jayewardene, who haa been Prime Minister since his party's election victory in July 1977; Jayewardene was elected to a second term in October 1982 and will serve until 1989 regardless of whether Parliament is dissolved; the current Parliament was extended until August 1989 by a national referendum held in December 1982
Army, Air Force, Navy, Police Force, Special Police Task Force, National Auxiliary Force

Budget

(FY85-86 proj.) expenditures, $48 billion; receipts, $51.5 billion; deficit, $3.5 billion
(1984 est.) revenue, $19.79 million; expenditures, $19.0 million
(1984) revenues $3,497 million, expenditures $1,970 million; surplus $1,528 million; 11% defense
(1983) revenue $220 million, current expenditures $148 million, development expenditures $161 million
(1985 est.) revenues, $4. 1 billion; expenditures, $4.8 billion
(FY1984/85) revenues, $16.4 billion; current expenditures, $18.8 billion
(1984) revenues, $1.3 billion; expenditures, $1.8 billion

Capital

Canberra
none
Road Town on the island of Tortola
Bandar Serf Begawan
Sofia
Ouagadougou
settlement on Flying Fish Cove (principal settlement)
Bogota
Moroni
Saint-Denis
Bucharest
Victoria, Mahe Island
administrative, Pretoria; legislative, Cape Town; judicial, Bloemfontein
Colombo

Civil air

around 150 major transport aircraft •
3 major transport aircraft
106 major transport aircraft
1 major transport aircraft
8 major transport (including 1 leased)

Coastline

about 25,760 km People
ranges from less than 1 km to approximately 100 km around atoll of Diego Garcia
about 80 km People
161 km People
354 km People
2,414 km People
340 km People
54,716 km People
201 km People
225 km People
491 km (Mahe Island 93 km) People
2,881 km, including Transkei People
1,340 km People
853 km People

Communists

probably none
probably none
825,81 1 party members (April 1981) Moss organizations and front groups: Fatherland Front, Dimitrov Communist Youth Union, Central Council of Trade Unions, National Committee for Defense of Peace, Union of Fighters Against Fascism and Capitalism, Committee of Bulgarian Women, All-National Committee for Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship
small Communist party front group; some sympathizers
none Economy
18,000 members est, including Communist Party Youth Organization (JUCO)
Communist Party small but has support among sugarcane cutters and the minuscule Popular Movement for the Liberation of Reunion (MPLR)and in Le Port District
negligible, although some Cabinet ministers espouse pro-Soviet line
small Communist Party illegal since 1950; party in exile maintains headquarters in London; Joe Slovo
approximately 107,000 voted for the Communist Party in the July 1977 general election; Communist Party/Moscow approximately 5,000 members (1975), Communist Party/Peking 1,000 members (1970 est.)

Crude steel

5.6 million metric tons produced (1983)
2.9 million metric tons produced (1984), 324 kg per capita
300,000 metric tons produced (1984), 10 kg per capita

Elections

held at threeyear intervals or sooner if Parliament is dissolved by Prime Minister; last election 1 December 1984 Political parties and leaders: government — Australian Labor Party (Robert Hawke); opposition — Liberal Party (John Howard), National Party (Ian Sinclair), Australian Democratic Party (Donald L. Chipp), Nuclear Disarmament Party (Michael Denborough)
at least once every five years; last general election held November 1983 Political parties and leaders: United Party (UP), Conrad Maduro; Virgin Islands Party (VIP), H. Lavity Stoutt; Independent, C. B. Romney
last elections — March 1965; further elections postponed indefinitely Political parties and leaders: Brunei National Democratic Party (the first legal political party; it was established on 18 September 1985), Abdul Latif bin Abdul Hamid, Chairman; Brunei National United Party (established on 4 February 1986), Anak Hasanuddin, chairman
held every five years for National Assembly; last election held on 7 June 1981; 99.96% of the electorate voted Political parties and leaders: Bulgarian Communist Party, Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary; Bulgarian National Agrarian Union, a puppet party, Petur Tanchev, secretary of Permanent Board
political process suspended; no talk of returning to constitutional rule Political parties and leaders: all political parties banned following November 1980 coup
every fourth year; presidential election held May 1986; congressional election held March 1986; municipal and departmental elections every two years, last held 1986 Political parties and leaders: Liberal Party, Virgilio Barco; main dissident faction is headed by Luis Carlos Galan; Conservative Party — Alvaro Gomez Hurtado and Misael Pastrana Borrero head the two principal wings united behind current President Belisario Betancur, who leads a small faction; Communist Party (PCC), Gilberto Vieira White; Communist Party/MarxistLeninist (PCC/ML), Maoist orientation Colombia (continued)
Abdallah Abderemane won 1984 presidential election with 99% majority; Federal Assembly elected in March 1982
last municipal and General Council elections in 1983; parliamentary election June 1981; Regional Assembly election February 1983 Political parties and leaders: Reunion Communist Party (RCP), Paul Verges; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Reunion, Georges Sinamale; other political candidates affiliated with metropolitan French parties, which do not maintain permanent organizations on Reunion
elections held every five years for Grand National Assembly deputies and local people's councils; last election held March Political parties and leaders: Communist Party of Romania only functioning party, Nicolae Ceausescu, Secretary General (since March 1965)
general election held June 1979 gave 98% approval to Rene as only presidential candidate on yes/ no ballot; reelected in June 1984 with 92% of vote Political parties and leaders: Rene, who heads the Seychelles People's Progressive Front, came to power by a military coup in June 1977; until then he had been Prime Minister in an uneasy coalition with then President James Mancham, who headed the Seychelles Democratic Party; Rene banned the Seychelles Democratic Party in March 1978 and announced a new constitution in March 1979 that turned the country'into a oneparty state
must be held at least every five years; last white election April 1981; last colored and Indian elections August 1984; because of the introduction of a new constitution in 1984, the next white elections probably will be delayed until 1989 to coincide with nonwhite elections White political parties and leaders: National Party, P. W. Botha; Progressive Federal Party, Colin Eglin; New Republic Party, Bill Sutton; Conservative Party, Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht; Herstigte National Party, Jaap Marais Colored political parties and leaders: Labor Party, Allan Hendrickse (majority party); People's Congress Party, Peter Marais Indian political parties and leaders: National People's Party, Amichand Rajbansi (majority party); Solidarity, J. N. Reddy
national elections ordinarily held every six years; must be held more frequently if government loses confidence vote; the constitution was amended in August 1982 to permit the President to call an early presidential election Political parties and leaders: Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike; Sri Lanka Mahajana Party, Vijaya Kumaratunga; Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP; Trotskyite), C. R. de Silva; Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP), V. Nanayakkara; Tamil United Liberation Front, A. Amirthalingam; United National Party (UNP), J. R. Jayewardene; Communist Party/Moscow, K. P. Silva; Communist Party/Peking, N. Shanmugathasan; Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front), M. B. Ratnayaka; Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front), Rohana Wijeweera; All-Ceylon Tamil Congress, Kumar Ponnambalam

Electric power

30,000,000 kW capacity (1985); 1 10 billion kWh produced (1985), 7,040 kWh per capita
provided by US military Communications
5,000 kW capacity (1985); 22 million kWh produced (1985), 1,833 kWh per capita (1985)
153,000 kW capacity (1985); 470 million kWh produced (1985), 2,026 kWh per capita
10,200,000 kW capacity (1985); 45.8 billion kWh produced (1985), 5,100 kWh per capita
55,000 kW capacity (1985); 134 million kWh produced (1985), 19 kWh per capita
1 1,000 kW capacity (1985); 38 million kWh produced (1985), 12,900 kWh per capita
7,160,000 kW capacity (1985); 25.5 billion kWh produced (1985), 864 kWh per capita
5,500 kW capacity (1985); 9 million kWh produced (1985), 22 kWh per capita
180,000 kW capacity (1985); 551 million kWh produced (1985), 1,026 kWh per capita
26,150,000 kW capacity (1985); 137.444 billion kWh produced (1985), 4,233 kWh per capita
972,000 kW capacity (1985); 2.352 billion kWh produced (1985), 145 kWh per capita

Ethnic divisions

99% Caucasian, 1% Asian and Aboriginal
99.4% German, 0.3% Croatian, 0.2% Slovene, 0.1% other
original inhabitants, known as the Hois, evacuated to Mauritius before construction of US and UK defense facilities Government
over 90% black, remainder of white and Asian origin
64% Malay, 20% Chinese, 16% other
85.3% Bulgarian, 8.5% Turk, 2.6% Gypsy, 2.5% Macedonian, 0.3% Armenian, 0.2% Russian, 0.6% other
more than 50 tribes; principal tribe is Mossi (about 2.5 million); other important groups are Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani
61% Chinese, 25% Malay, 11% European, 3% other; no indigenous population
58% mestizo, 20% white, 14% mulatto, 4% black, 3% mixed blackIndian, 1% Indian
Antalote, Caf re, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
majority of Malay stock comprising 45.0% Javanese, 14.0% Sundanese, 7.5% Madurese, 7.5% coastal Malays, 26.0% other
most of the population is of thoroughly intermixed ancestry of French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, and Indian origin
88.1% Romanian; 7.9% Hungarian; 1.6% German; 2.4% Ukrainian, Serb, Croat, Russian, Turk, and Gypsy
Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans)
69.9% African, 17.8% white, 9.4% colored, 2.9% Indian
74% Sinhalese; 18% Tamil; 7% Moor; 1% Burgher, Malay, and Veddha
52% black, 39% Arab, 6% Beja, 2% foreigners, 1 % other

Exports

$24.0 billion (f.o.b., 1984); principal products — coal, wool, iron ore, lamb, other meat, dairy products
$2.0 million (1981); fresh fish, gravel, sand, fruits, and vegetables
$3.26 billion (1983); 98-99% crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products
$12.2 billion (f.o.b., 1984); 48% machinery and equipment; 18% agricultural products; 11% fuels, mineral raw materials, and metals; 10% manufactured consumer goods; 13% other
$1 10 million (f.o.b., 1983); livestock (on the hoof), peanuts, shea nut products, cotton, sesame
about 1.2 million metric tons of phosphate exported to Australia, New Zealand, and other Asian nations
$3.5 billion (f.o.b., 1984); coffee, coal, fuel oil, cotton, tobacco, sugar, textiles, cattle and hides, bananas, fresh cut flowers
$16 million (f.o.b., 1984 prov.); perfume oils, vanilla, copra, cloves
$128 million (f.o.b., 1980); 90% sugar, 5% rum and molasses, 4% perfume essences, 1% vanilla and tea
$19.6 billion (f.o.b., 1984, including gold); gold, coal, diamonds, corn, uranium, other mineral and agricultural products; net gold output $8.1 billion (1984)
$1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1984); tea, rubber, petroleum products, textiles, coconuts

Fiscal year

1 July-30 June Communications
1 April-31 March Communications
calendar year Communications
calendar year Communications
calendar year
1 July-30 June Communications
calendar year Communications
probably calendar year Communications
1 April-31 March
1 January-31 December Communications

Fishing

293 metric tons fish, 25 metric tons crustaceans (1975)
catch 151,000 metric tons (1983)
catch 7,000 metric tons (1983 est.)
catch 57,537 metric tons 1983
catch 599,897 metric tons (1983)
catch 170,000 metric tons (1984 est.) Sudan

Freight carried

rail — 83.4 million metric tons, 18.1 billion metric ton/km (1985); highway — 900 million metric tons, 16.9 billion metric ton/km (1985); waterway — 4.9 million metric tons, 2.6 billion metric ton/km (excluding international transit traffic; 1985)

GDP

$173.6 billion (1984), $1 1,172 per capita; 60% private consumption, 22% investment, 17.1% government expenditure; 2.8% real average annual growth (1978-84)
$77.1 million (1983)
$1.7 billion (1984), $7,300 per capita (1984)
$73 billion (1984), about $2,500 per capita; 4.5% real growth in 1984
$6.0 billion (1984), $380 per capita; real growth rate 5% (1984)

GNP

$56.4 billion, 1984 (1984 dollars), $6,295 per capita; 1984 real growth rate, 3.1%
$29 billion (1985 est).; $1,430 per capita (1984); 73% private consumption, 19% gross investment, 12% public consumption (1983); growth rate 2% (1985)
$92 million (1984 prov.), about $250 per capita

Government leader

William N. WENBENSMITH, Commissioner (since 1982; resident in UK); D. H. DOBLE, administrator (since 1985; resident in UK) British Indian Ocean Territory (continued) British Virgin Islands Economy
Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah, Sultan and Prime Minister (since August 1968)
T. F. PATERSON, Administrator
Belisario BETANCUR Cuartas, President (since August 1982); term ends 10 August 1986
Ahmed ABDALLAH ABDEREMANE, President (since October 1978)
Michel BLANGY, Commissioner of the Republic (since February 1984)
France Albert RENE, President (since June 1979)
Junius Richard JAYEWARDENE, President (since 1978)

Government leaders

Sir Ninian STEPHEN, Governor General (since July 1982); Robert HA WKE, Prime Minister (since March 1983)
David Robert BARWICK, Governor (since 1982); Cyril B. ROMNEY, Chief Minister (since November 1983)
Todor Khristov ZHIVKOV, Chairman, State Council (President and Chief of State; since July 1971); Georgi Ivanov ATANASOV, Chairman, Council of Ministers (Premier; since March 1986)
Cdr. Thomas SANKARA, President (since August 1983)
Nicolae CEAUS. ESCU, President of the Socialist Republic (head of state; since 1967); Constantin DASCALESCU, Prime Minister (since May 1982)
Pieter Willem BOTHA, State President (since September 1984)

Highways

837,872 km total (1980); 243,750 km paved, 228,396 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized soil surface, 365,726 km unimproved earth
short stretch of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia
106 km motorable roads (1983)
1,090 km total; 370 km paved (bituminous treated) and another 52 km under construction, 720 km gravel or unimproved
36,292 km total; 2,923 km trunk roads, 3,740 km class I concrete, asphalt, stone block; 5,915 km class II asphalt treated, gravel, crushed stone; 20,064 km class III earth; 3,650 km other (1983)
75,450 km total; 9,350 km paved, 66,100 km earth and gravel surfaces
2,800 km total; 2,200 km paved, 600 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized earth
66,176 km total (1985); 24,300 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 28,916 km crushed stone or gravel, 12,960 km improved earth or unimproved earth; in addition, several thousand km of tracks, mostly unmotorable

Imports

$26.0 billion (f.o.b., 1984); principal products — manufactured raw materials, capital equipment, consumer goods Austria
$49.8 million (1981); building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery
$701 million (1983); includes machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, beverages, tobacco, and other; most consumer goods imported
$12.0 billion (f.o.b., 1984); 47% fuels and minerals, 34% machinery and equipment, 5% chemicals, 4% manufactured consumer goods, 10% other (1982)
$230 million (f.o.b., 1983); textiles, food, and other consumer goods, transport equipment, machinery, fuels
$4.5 billion (c.i.f., 1984); transportation equipment, machinery, industrial metals and raw materials, chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, fuels, fertilizers, paper and paper products, foodstuffs, beverages
$27 million (f.o.b., 1984 prov.); rice and other foodstuffs, cement, fuels, chemicals, textiles
$871 million (c.i.f., 1980); manufactured goods, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and transportation equipment, raw materials, and petroleum products
$14.9 billion (f.o.b., 1984); machinery, motor vehicle parts, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals
$1.9 billion (c.i.f., 1984); petroleum, machinery, transport equipment, sugar, textiles and textile materials

Infant mortality rate

10/1,000(1983)
16/1,000(1983)
20.2/1,000 (1983)
182/1,000(1984)
65/1,000(1982)
92.3/1,000 (1983)
23.9/1,000(1983)
26/1,000(1983)
whites 14.9/1,000 (1982), coloreds 80.6/1,000 (1982), blacks 80.6/1,000(1982), Asians 25.3/1,000(1982), Africans unknown
37/1,000 (1983)
1 18.9/1,000 (1985)

Inland waterways

8,368 km; mainly by small, shallow-draft craft
none
none
209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 meters
41 1 km (1981)
14,300 km, navigable by river boats
430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft

Labo- force

140,000(1982); 80% agriculture, 3% government; significant unemployment Government

Labor force

7.2 million (March 1985); 30.6% industry, 6.5% agriculture; 7.8% unemployment (December 1985)
2.9 million (1984); 41. 10% industry and crafts, 57.55% services, 1.35% agriculture and forestry; 4.5% unemployed (average 1984); an estimated 200,000 Austrians are employed in other European countries; foreign laborers in Austria number 138,700, about 5.4% of labor force (1984)
68, 128 (includes members of the Army); 50.4% production of oil, natural gas, and construction; 47.6% trade, services, and other; 2.0% agriculture, forestry, and fishing (1984)
4,1 13,546 (1983); 34% industry, 22% agriculture, 46% other Government
90% agriculture; 10% industry, commerce, services, and government; about 30,000 are wage earners; about 20% of male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment
all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd. Government
9 million (1982); 53% services, 26% agriculture, 21% industry (1981); 14% official unemployment (1985)
primarily agricultural workers; high seasonal unemployment Government
10.5 million (1983); 37.8% industry, 29.2% agriculture, 33.0% other nonagricultural (1983) Government
1984 (prelim.) formal employment (all sectors) — 38.4 government, 30.7% parastatal, 30.8% private; formal employment (by sector) — 49.0% industry and commerce, 39.0% services, 11.5% agriculture, forestry, and fishing
11 million economically active (1985); 34% services, 30% agriculture, 29% industry and commerce, 7% mining
6.4 million (1984 est); 45.9% agriculture, 13.3% mining and manufacturing, 12.4% trade and transport, 26.3% services and other; extensive underemployment; 12% unemployment (1984)

Land boundaries

2,582 km People
381 km Water
1,883 km Water
3,307 km People
6,035 km Water
2,736 km Water
2,044 km Water
7,805 km Water

Land boundary

2,969 km Water

Language

English, native languages
German
English (official)
Malay (official), English, and Chinese
Bulgarian; secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 50% of the population
English
Spanish
Shaafi Islam (a Swahili dialect), Malagasy, French
Indonesian (modified form of Malay; official); English and Dutch leading foreign languages; local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
French (official); Creole widely used
Romanian, Hungarian, German
English and French (official); Creole
Afrikaans, English (official); Africans have many vernacular languages, including Zulu, Xhosa, North and South Sotho, Tswana
Sinhala (official); Sinhala and Tamil listed as national languages; Sinhala spoken by about 74% of population; Tamil spoken by about 18%; English commonly used in government and spoken by about 10% of the population
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, NiloHamitic, and Sudanic languages, English; program of Arabization in process

Legal system

based on English common law; constitution adopted 1900; High Court has jurisdiction over cases involving interpretation of the constitution; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
English law; justice is administered by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court; there is a resident puisne judge on the islands
based on Islamic law; constitution promulgated by the Sultan in 1959
based on civil law system, with Soviet law influence; new constitution adopted in 1971; judicial review of legislative acts in the State Council; legal education at University of Sofia; has accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
based on French civil law system and customary law
Australian territory since 10 October 1958; administrator appointed by Governor General of Australia; Supreme Court; legislative, judicial, and administrative system regulated by the Christmas Island Act of 1958 Colombia
based on Spanish law; religious courts regulate marriage and divoice; constitution decreed in 1886, with amendments codified in 1946 and 1968; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
French and Muslim law in a new consolidated code
French law
mixture of civil law system and Communist legal theory that increasingly reflects Romanian traditions; constitution adopted 1965; legal education at University of Bucharest and two other law schools; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law
based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law; constitution enacted 1961, changing the Union of South Africa into a republic; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
a highly complex mixture of English common law, Roman-Dutch, Muslim, and customary law; new constitution 7 September 1978 reinstituted a strong, independent judiciary; legal education at Sri Lanka Law College and University of Colombo; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Life expectancy

men 71.2, women 78.2
73
73.7
men 69, women 74
42
62
48.8
men 69.3, women 71.8
66
whites 70, coloreds 59, blacks 59, Asians 66, Africans 55
68
47

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

3 nm (fishing 200 nm)
3 nm (200 nm fishing) People
3 nm (200 nm fishing)
12 nm (200 nm fishing zone or median line)
12 nm
3 nm (200 nm fishing) People
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
12 nm
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone); maritime limits measured from claimed "archipelagic baselines," which generally connect the outermost points of outer islands or drying reefs
12 nm (200 nm fishing zone)
12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
12 nm

Literacy

98.5%
98%
98.3%
45%
95% (est.)
1%
80%
15%
over 80% among younger generation
98%
60%
almost all white population literate; government estimates 50% of Africans literate
87%

Major industries

mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals
tourism (over 45%), construction, rum, concrete block Brunei
food processing, machine and metal building, electronics, chemicals
agricultural processing plants, brewery, bottling, and brick plants; a few other light industries
phosphate extraction (near depletion)
textiles, food processing, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, metal products, cement; mining — gold, coal, emeralds, iron, nickel
12 sugar processing mills, rum distilling plants, cigarette factory, 2 tea plants, fruit juice plant, canning factory, a slaughterhouse, and several small shops producing handicraft items
mining, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textile, iron and steel, chemical, fertilizer
processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; consumer goods manufacture; garment industry

Major industry

crude petroleum, liquefied natural gas, construction
perfume distillation

Major trade partners

(1983-84) exports — 26% Japan, 11% US, 6% New Zealand, 4% North Korea, 4% Singapore, 3% USSR; imports—22% US, 22% Japan, 7% UK, 6% FRG, 4% New Zealand
mostly with neighboring US Virgin Islands
exports — (crude petroleum and liquefied natural gas) Japan 68.4%; imports— Japan 30%, US 24%, UK 15%, Singapore 9%
57% Soviet Union, 18.5% other Communist countries, 24.5% non-Communist countries
Ivory Coast and Ghana; overseas trade mainly with France and other EC countries; preferential tariff to EC and franc zone countries
Australia, New Zealand
exports — 34% US, 15% FRG, 6% Venezuela, 4% Netherlands, 4% Japan, 3% Italy; imports— 35% US, 10% Japan, 8% FRG, 7% Venezuela, 4% Brazil, 4% Netherland Antilles, 3% France, 3% Ecuador (1984)
exports — France, FRG, US; imports — France, Kenya,
France and Mauritius
US, FRG, Japan, UK; member of Southern African Customs Union
(1984) exports — US, Iraq, UK, UAR, FRG, Singapore, Japan; imports— Japan, Saudi Arabia, US, India, Singapore, FRG, UK, Iran

Member of

ADB, AIOEC, ANZUS, CIPEC (associate), Colombo Plan, Commonwealth, DAC, ELDO, ESCAP, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IATP, IBA, IBRD, ICAC, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOOC, IPU, IRC, ISO, ITC, ITU, IWC— International Whaling Commission, IWC — International Wheat Council, OECD, SPF, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WSG Economy
Commonwealth Economy
ASEAN, ESCAP (associate member), IMO, INTERPOL, QIC, UN Economy
CEMA, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ILO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMO, IPU, ITC, ITU, IWC— International Wheat Council, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO; Warsaw Pact, International Organization of Journalists, International Medical Association, International Radio and Television Organization Economy
AfDB, CEAO, KAMA, EGA, EIB (associate), Entente, FAO, GATT, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDE— Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IPU, IRC, ITU, NAM, Niger River Commission, OAU, OCAM, QIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Economy GDP. $66 million (1984), $160 per capita (1984); real growth, - 1.3% (1983)
FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAC, ICAO.ICO, IDA, IDE — Inter-American Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IRC, ISO, ITU, LAIA and Andean Sub-Regional Group, NAM, OAS, PAHO, SELA, UN, UNESCO, UPEB, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WSG, WTO Economy
AfDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, IDA, IDE— Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, ILO, IMF, ITU, NAM, OAU, QIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO Economy
WFTU Economy
GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IHO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMF, INTELSAT, ISO, ITU, IWC— International Whaling Commission, IWC — International Wheat Council, UN, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WSG (membership rights in IAEA, ICAO, ITU, WHO, WIPO, and WMO suspended or restricted) Economy
ADB, ANRPC, Colombo Plan, Commonwealth, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IPU, IRC, ITU, NAM, SAARC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Economy

Military budget

for fiscal year ending 30 June 1986, $4.4 billion; about 9.5% of total central government budget See regional mip V Land 83,835 km2; slightly smaller than M&ine; 38% forest; 26% meadow and pasture; 20% cultivated; 15% waste or urban; 1% inland water
for fiscal year ending 31 December 1985, $160.1 million; about 17% of central government budget 125km Seeretionil mip V Land 1 10,912 km2; slightly larger than Ohio; 41% arable; 33% forest; 15% other; 11% agricultural
est. for fiscal year ending 31 December 1985, 1.2 billion leva; 6.2% of total budget Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) Boundary not necessarily authontali* Srr rriiunm! m«p Ml Land 240,200 km2; the size of Colorado; 50% pasture, 21% fallow, 10% cultivated, 9% forest and scrub, 10% waste and other
for fiscal year ending 1986, $310.6 million; 7% of the central government budget Comoros SO km Indian Ocean 3RONI Grande Comore Mohtli muduA ^sT"* \Anjou*n -sfomboni ^X } ipk.- \J Mozambique *dminiM«r«d by France ^, claimed by Comoros Channel Land 2,171 km2; half the size of Delaware; 4 main islands; 48% cultivated, 29% uncultivated, 16% forest, 7% pasture Water
for fiscal year ending 31 December 1986, $256 million, 9% of central government estimated budget Set regional mip VII Land 2,505,813 km2; over one-fourth the size of the US; 37% arable (3% cultivated); 33% desert, waste, or urban; 15% grazing; 15% forest

Military manpower

males 15-49, 4,194,000; 3,542,000 fit for military service; 140,000 reach military age (17) annually
males 15-49, 61,000; 37,000 fit for military service; about 3,300 reach military age (18) annually
males 15-49, 2,172,000; 1,822,000 fit for military service; 65,000 reach military age (19) annually
males 15-49, 7,763,000; 5,504,000 fit for military service; about 361 ,000 reach military age (18) annually
males 15-49, 156,000; 81,000 fit for military service; 7,000 reach military age ( 1 8) annually 200 fcm See regional mip V Land 237,499 km2; slightly smaller than Oregon; 44% arable, 27% forest, 19% other agricultural, 10% other
males 15-49, 4,416,000; 3,468,000 fit for military service; 193,000 reach military age (18) annually

Monetarsy conversion rate

1.44 Australian dollar=US$l (6 February 1986)
1.44 Australian dollar=US$l (6 February 1986)

Monetary conversion rate

US currency used; 1 pound sterling= US$1. 443 (October 1985)
2.119 Brunei dollars=US$ 1 (December 1985)
1.016 leva= US$1 (September 1985)
about 475 Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA) francs=US$l (1985)
164.58pesos= US$1 (November 1985)
7.974 French francs=US$l (31 October 1983)
2.3 South African rand=US$l (29 January 1986)
27.4 rupees=US$l (October 1985)

Na tional holiday

Territory Day, 1 July

National holiday

Australia Day, 26 January
National Day, 23 February
National Liberation Day, 9 September
Independence Day, 4 August
Independence Day, 20 July
Liberation Day, 23 August
Republic Day, 31 May
Independence Day, 22 May

National holidays

5 and 29 June

National resources

phosphates

Nationality

noun — Australian(s); adjective— Australian
noun — Austrian(s); adjective — Austrian
noun — Virgin Islander(s); adjective— Virgin Islander
noun — Bruneian(s); adjective — Bruneian
noun — Bulgarian(s); adjective— Bulgarian
noun — Burkinabe; adjective — Burkinan
noun — Christmas Islanders), adjective — Christmas Island
noun — Colombian(s); adjective— Colombian
noun — Comoran(s); adjective — Comoran
noun — Indonesian(s); adjective— Indonesian
noun — Reunionese (sing, and pi.); adjective — Reunionese
noun — Romanian(s); adjective— Romanian
noun — Seychellois (sing, and pi.); adjective — Seychelles
noun — South African(s); adjective— South African
noun — Sri Lankan(s); adjective— Sri Lankan
noun — Sudanese (sing, and pi.); adjective — Sudanese

Natural resources

bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, oil
oil, natural gas Brunei (continued) Bulgaria
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, lignite, lumber
manganese, limestone, marble, gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds
gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium
limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates

Official name

Commonwealth of Australia
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
State of Brunei Darussalam
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Territory of Christmas Island
Republic of Colombia
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Department of Reunion
Socialist Republic of Roma-
Republic of Seychelles
Republic of South Africa
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Organized labor

55% of total employees (Dc.embci 1983) Government
2% of labor force Government
four principal trade union groups represent less than 1% of population Government
1,418,321 members (1982) Government
3 major trade unions Government
about 7% of total labor force is unionized (mostly white workers); African unions represent less than 15% of black labor force Government
about 33% of labor force, over 50% of which employed on tea, rubber, and coconut estates Government

Other political groups

(insurgent groups in exile) African National Congress (ANC), Oliver Tambo; Pan-Af ricanist Congress (PAC), Johnson Mlambo

Other political or pressure groups

Australian Democratic Labor Party (antiCommunist Labor Party splinter group)
committees for the defense of the revolution, watchdog/political action groups established by current regime throughout the country in both organizations and communities
Communist Party (PCC), Gilberto Vieira White; PCC/ML, Chinese Line Communist Party; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's Patriotic Union Party (FARC-UP)
trade unions, church
Tamil separatist groups, Buddhist clergy, Sinhalese Buddhist lay groups; far-left violent revolutionary groups; labor unions

Pipelines

crude oil, 2,400 km; refined products, 500 km; natural gas, 5,600 km
crude oil, 135 km; refined products, 418 km; natural gas, 920 km
crude, 193 km; refined product, 418 km; natural gas, 1,120km
crude oil, 3,585 km; refined products, 1,350 km; natural gas, 830 km; natural gas liquids, 125 km
crude, 14 km; refined products, 55km

Political party

sole legal political party is Comoran Union for Progress (UCP)

Political subdivisions

6 states and 2 territories
9 electoral districts
four administrative districts
27 okrugs (districts); capital city of Sofia has equivalent status
30 provinces, 250 departments
22 departments, 5 intendancies, 5 commissariats, Bogota Special District
the three main islands are organized into seven regions
40 counties; city of Bucharest has administrative status equal to a county
4 provinces, each headed by centrally appointed administrator; provincial councils, elected by white electorate, retain limited powers; numerous districts; 10 homelands' administered in areas set aside for black Africans
9 provinces, 24 administrative districts

Population

15,793,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.0%
7,546,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0%
no permanent civilian population; formerly about 3,000 islanders
12,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.0%
240,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.7%
8,990,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.2%
7,094,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.7%
2,965 (as of June 1983), average annual growth rate 0.6%
29,956,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.1%
420,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.9%
176,764,000, including Timor Timur and Irian Jaya (West Irian; July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.1%
539,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.0%
22,830,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.4%
67,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.2%
33,241,000 (July 1986), including Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Kwazulu, Lebowa, Transkei, and Venda; average annual growth rate 2.4%; Bophuthatswana 1,688,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.9%; Ciskei 781,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.3%; Kwazulu 4,554,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 4.6%; Lebowa 2,310,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 4.5%; Transkei 3,063,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.4%; Venda 423,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.7%
16,638,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.8%
22,932,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate —0.2%

Ports

12 major, numerous minor
1 major (Diego Garcia)
1 major (Road Town)
1 major (Muara), 4 minor
3 major (Varna, Varna West, Burgas), 6 minor (1981); principal river ports are Ruse and Lorn (1984) Defense Forces
Flying Fish Cove
6 major (Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco)
1 major (Port de la Pointe des Galets at Le Port)
3 major, 9 minor

Railroads

42,855 km total (1980); 9,689 km 1.600-meter gauge, 15,783 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 17,383 km 1.067-meter gauge; 900 km electrified (June 1979); government owned (except for a few hundred kilometers of privately owned track)
none
none
13 km 0.610-meter narrow-gauge private line
4,278 km total; all government owned (1983); about 4,033 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 245 km narrow gauge; 770 km double track; 1,994 km electrified
none
3,563 km, all 0.914-meter gauge, single track
none
1,868 km total (1985); all 1.868meter broad gauge; 102 km double track; no electrification; government owned

Religion

26.1% Anglican, 26.0% Roman Catholic, 24.3% other Christian
88% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant, 6% none or other
majority Methodist; others include Anglican, Church of God, Seventh-day Adventist, Baptist, and Roman Catholic
60% Muslim (official); 8% Christian; 32% Buddhist and indigenous beliefs
regime promotes atheism; religious background of population is 85% Bulgarian Orthodox, 13% Muslim, 0.8% Jewish, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other
65% indigenous beliefs, about 25% Muslim, 10% Christian (mainly Catholic)
95% Roman Catholic
86% Sunni Muslim, 14% Roman Catholic
88% Muslim, 6% Protestant, 3% Roman Catholic, 2% Hindu, 1% other
94% Roman Catholic
80% Romanian Orthodox; 6% Roman Catholic; 4% Calvinist, Lutheran, Jewish, Baptist
90% Roman Catholic, 8% Anglican, 2% other
most whites and coloreds and roughly 60% of Africans are Christian; roughly 60% of Indians are Hindu, 20% Muslim
69% Buddhist, 15% Hindu, 8% Christian, 8% Muslim, 0.1% other
70% Sunni Muslim in north, 20% indigenous beliefs, 5% Christian (mostly in south)

Shortages

some raw materials; scattered energy and food shortages in 1985

Suffrage

universal and compulsory over age
universal adult over 18
universal at 21; three-tiered system of indirect elections; popular vote cast for lowest level (district councilors)
universal and compulsory over age
universal for adults
age 18 and over
universal adult
universal adult
universal and compulsory over age
universal adult
general suffrage limited to whites over 18 (17 in Natal Province) and to coloreds and Indians over 18
universal over age 18

Telecommunications

very good international and domestic service; 7.4 million telephones (52 per 100 popl.); 223 AM, 5 FM, and 1 1 1 TV stations; 3 earth satellite stations; submarine cables to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Guam Defense Forces
minimal telecommunications facilities; US Navy operates 1 AM, 1 FM, and 1 TV station Defense Forces United States and United Kingdom defense facilities North Atlantic Ocean Josl Hp > ^~>=O ^ - - »*•* • ' ^-_ -To ROADTOWN^^^ r <Z*!&~^ ^^o a Tortola Anegada Caribbean Sea Sre regional map III Land 153 km2; about the size of Wahington, D. C.; consists of more than 40 islands; main islands are Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke Water
3,000 telephones — worldwide external telephone service and cable communication links; 1 AM and 1 TV station Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of the United Kingdom 25km South China Sea BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Land 5,788 km2; slightly larger than Delaware; 75% forest; 22% industry, waste, urban, or other; 3% cultivable, of which only 10% is cultivated
service throughout country is adequate for present needs; international service good to adjacent Sabah and Sarawak; radiobroadcast coverage good; 17,930 telephones (8.0 per lOOpopl.); Radio Brunei broadcasts from 6 AM/FM stations and 1 TV station; 32,000 radio receivers; 1 satellite station Defense Forces
4,000 radio receivers (1982) Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of Australia San Felipe Land 1,138,914 km2; about the size of Texas and New Mexico combined; 72% unsettled (mostly forest and savannah); 28% settled (consisting of 5% crop and fallow; 14% pasture, 6% forest, swamp, and water; 3% urban and other)
nationwide radiorelay system; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station with 2 antennas and 1 1 domestic satellite stations; 1 .89 million telephones (6.5 per 100 popl.); 404 AM and 85 TV stations Defense Forces
adequate system for needs; modern openwire line and radiorelay network; principal center Saint-Denis; radiocommunication to Comoros Islands, France, Madagascar; new radio-relay route to Mauritius; 71,500 telephones (14.0 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 9 FM stations; 1 TV station with 17 relay transmitters; 1 Indian Ocean satellite station Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of France
good international service; 75,000 (est.) telephones (0.5 per 100 popl.); 16 AM, 2 FM stations; 1 TV station; submarine cables extend to India; 1 ground satellite station Defense Forces

Type

federal parliamentary state recognizing Elizabeth II as sovereign or head of state
colony administered by United Kingdom; control disputed by Mauritius
British dependent territory
became independent on 1 January 1984; constitutional sultanate
Communist state
military; established by coup on 4 August 1983
Australian territory
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
three of the four islands compose an independent republic, following local government's unilateral declaration of independence from France in July 1975; the other island, Mayotte, disallowed declaration and is now a French territorial community but is claimed by the Comoros
overseas department of France; represented in French Parliament by three deputies and two senators
Communist state
republic; member of the Commonwealth
republic
independent state since 1948

Voting strength

(1984 parliamentary election) House of Representatives — Labor Party 82 seats, Liberal-National coalition 66 seats; Senate — Labor Party 34 seats, LiberalNational coalition 33 seats, Australian Democratic Party 7 seats, Nuclear Disarmament Party 1 seat, independents 1 seat Communists.- 4,000 members (est.)
1983 elections — UP 4 seats; VIP 4 seats; Independents 1 seat
(1982 presidential election) Belisario Betancur 46.8%, Alfonso Lopez Michelsen 40.7%, Luis Carlos Galan 11.1%, Gerardo Molina 1.2%, other 1.2%; 49% abstention
UCP holds 37 seats in the Federal Assembly
(parliamentary election 1981) Union for French Democracy - Rally for the Republic coalition elected two deputies; the Socialists elected one; in the 1983 Regional Assembly election, leftist parties received 45.7% of the vote
(1985 election) overall participation reached 99.99%; of those registered to vote (15,733,060), 97.73% voted for party candidates
white parliamentary seats — National Party, 127; Progressive Federal Party, 27; Conservative Party, 18; New Republic, 5; Herstigte National Party, 1
(October 1982 presidential election) UNP 52.91 %,SLFP 39.07%, JVP 4.18%, All Ceylon Tamil Congress 2.67%, LSSP .9%, NSSP .27%

Workforce

4,91 1(1980) Government

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